Acute conjunctivitis: Laboratory results, 2018
| Months |
Bacteria |
Viruses |
| No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
No. of specimens* |
No. positive |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
Haemophilus influenzae |
Others |
Total |
Adenovirus |
Coxsackie A virus type 24v |
Others |
Total |
| Jan - Mar |
16 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Apr - Jun |
31 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jul - Sep |
33 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Oct - Dec |
39 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Total |
119 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
21 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Note :
*Specimens for testing were collected from General Out-patient Clinics and private medical practitioner clinics.
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